The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-22

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s5 ARE THHT LyPERSi
Tho Terrible Afltclion7 Of n Mother and
E.S Daughter In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2l.-The two lep-
ers, mother and daughter, about whom
there has been 60 much comment during
the past two weeks, and who came into
the Office of the Board Of Health, satur.
day, Of their own accord, and were sent
out to the Municipal Hospital for con.
tagious diseases, present dreadful ap.
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When the unfortunate woman Yaissd
her veil her face looked 40 though it had
been scaled. The Hkin was drawn and
contracted and scanned. with wrinkes.
The hando and arms which abe displayed
were covered with a shiny skin, which
wan alao cracked and scanned.
The little glrl, who ia only about 12
years old, did not seem to be as bad 90 the
mother, although her face showed plainly
that she was suffering from aome ekin
disease. Both mother and daughter we're
neatly dressed and the former seemed to
fully realize the ponition which che was
in. Ese
Tho woman said tina. her name was Iss.
bella Miranda. The poor woman told
her story In o general way, her voice
choked at times by sobs and tears flowing
from her eyes. She 10 native Of this
country, and about twenty years sgo mar.
ried native Of Brazil. They lived here
for ten yeaYe, and then went to Brazil,
taking the two children they then had
with them. Since that time they have
lived in that country, most OF the time in
Para. Two other children were born to
them. The womsn's husband, who died
several years ago, was csptaiu On a boat
that piled up and down the Amsyon, and
the woman Hays that whatever the nature
OF the disease is with which her daughter
and herself are afflicted, she ia positive it
ia this effect Of poison. About four years
ago they both etc OF q Brazilian plant
which is very: poisonous. In that country
they have plant which much resembles
a potato, but the effects OF which on the
humaneystem are deadly. One Of these
roots was cooked by mistake, and the
woman and her child partook Of q portion
OF the dish before the error was discoy-
cred. They afterwards became eick. The
disease eeemed to take deeper and deep.
er hold, until finally they were reduced to
such straits that : it was determined to
send them both to this country for msdi-
cal treatment. s 55.slss Il:
Mrs. Mirande says thatshe has been un-
der the care OF DR.. Van Arlingsn, but she
never told the exact nature of her disease.
She does not know positively juat what it
ia. Her condition and that OF her child.
sho stated, have much improved since
they have been here in Philadelphia, and
about three weeks ago she determined to
return to her home in the city Of Para.
Mrs. Miranda left this city and wont to
New York, where she took passage on 8
steamer for Brazil, but sbo did not know
the name Of tho vessel. Scarcely had they
got out we'll to sea when tho ships physi-
clan found out what was the matter with
the two passengers, and the captain do.
termined to land them at the first oppor.
tunity. The vessel put in at Newport
News, and the sorely afflicted woman
and her girl were obliged to dis
embark, being told that under
the circumstances it would be impossible
to put them ashore in o Brazilian port.
She determined to come back to this city,
and arrived at Broad street station Satur-
day morning. Hesrt-broken a! NOT being
permitted to 20 back to her home; filed
with misgivings that she would not see
her other children sny more, and know
ing that she had diaease, whatever it
was, which caused all to shun her, she
concluded not to 60 back to her friends,
but let the ehealth authorities attend to her
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The fact that lepera had becn ip this
city Was made known to tho Board OF
Health on November l, althoughthey had
probably left at that time. DR.. Ford gavs
it as his opinion that leprosy waa not con.
Itagious unless pereon came into actual
contact with the nuderer or handled the
clothing. In his report Of the cases to the
County Medical Socisty, Dr.$Vsn Arlin,
gen eays: "Leprosy il indeed contagious
in my belief and.in that Of the majority ol
observers, but contagious in 9 SLOW and
uncertain manner" n Il
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